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Midterm Science Homework

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Will the light bulb light up if the switch remains open as shown?
a)
Yes, because the circuit will be complete.
b)
Yes, because the battery will push the electric current.
c)
No, because the electric circuit is not complete.
d)
No, because the battery will push the electric current.
2.
The circuit  lights the light bulb. What is the purpose of the switch in the circuit?
a)
to push the electric current
b)
to open and close the circuit
c)
to insulate the circuit
d)
to make the electricity
3.

____________ allows electricity to flow.

a)

A conductor

b)

An insulator

c)

A magnet

d)

A Motor

4.

To complete a circuit the switch must be

a)

unattached

b)

open

c)

closed

d)

detach

5.

Wires are covered with a material to prevent electric shock. The material is called -------------.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

decorator

d)

Motor

6.
Two batteries in a circuit make the lights in the circuit brighter than one battery.
a)
true
b)
false
7.

In a parallel circuit the current

a)

makes one circle

b)

stays in one path

c)

splits and goes through two components

d)

Moves faster

8.

An example of a parallel circuit is

a)

the wiring in a house

b)

a flashlight

c)

a single circular path

d)

Christmas light

9.

Two types of circuits are

a)

parallel and magnetic

b)

electromagnetic and series

c)

series and parallel

d)

Straight and perpendicular

10.

What is created by a continuous flow of electrons?

a)

a switch

b)

an electric current

c)

a magnet

d)

the electric slide

11.

Select all that are conductors.

a)

copper

b)

plastic

c)

rubber

d)

iron

e)

silver

12.

Select all that are insulators.

a)

rubber

b)

plastic

c)

iron

d)

copper

e)

wood

13.

What do you call a circuit where there are 2 or more pathways for the current?

a)

series circuit

b)

open circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

short circuit

14.

What is created when you rub two objects together?

a)

lightning

b)

static electricity

c)

nuclear energy

d)

a switch

15.

Which is true of all plants?

They all...

a)

have flowers

b)

make their own food

c)

produce light energy for other organisms

d)

reproduce using seeds

16.
Gymnosperms and angiosperms produce
a)
cones
b)
flowers
c)
fruits
d)
seeds
17.

Which of the following is an example of a vertebrate animal?

a)

fly

b)

worm

c)

bird

d)

starfish

18.

Most fish have _________________ to protect their bodies.

a)

hair

b)

scales

c)

feathers

d)

skin

19.

Which of the following statements is true of reptiles?

a)

They are cold-blooded.

b)

They have gills.

c)

Their babies drink their mother's milk.

d)

They spend part of their lives in the water and part of their lives on land.

20.

Invertebrates do NOT have a

a)

brain.

b)

heart.

c)

stomach.

d)

backbone.

21.

Marachi keeps seeing a small animal in her backyard. She observed the animal has a backbone, four legs and a long tail, and its body is covered with scales. What is the classification for this animal?

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

22.

Which group of vertebrates possesses gills, two sets of paired fins, and is generally adapted to living in water?

a)

fish

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

23.

Animals that are warm blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped into which of the following classes?

a)

amphibians

b)

mammal

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

24.

What type of animal is a whale?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

25.

A snake has an internal skeleton, cannot breathe under water, and relies on outside sources of heat to keep its body temperature constant. A snake is which type of animal?

a)

bird

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

amphibian

26.

The picture shows a unique animal called a pangolin. The pangolin has scales, is warm-blooded, gives live birth and nurses its young. What group of animals is the pangolin mostlike?

a)

reptiles, except it has scales

b)

mammals, except it has scales

c)

birds, because it nurses its young

d)

amphibians, because they are warm-blooded

27.

All of these animals are grouped together. What characteristics do the animals MOST likely have in common?

a)

eye color

b)

what they eat

c)

hair

d)

feathers

28.

Mr. Pama takes his class on a field trip to a pond. The class sees a bald eagle and a salamander near the pond. How are these two animals alike?

a)

They both have offspring that is very different from the adults.

b)

They both lay eggs.

c)

They both are warm-blooded.

d)

They both are able to breathe through their skin.

29.

If Mr. Kayode gave you the characteristics of an animal: moist skin, lives in the water when they are young and land as an adult, lays eggs. What animal is the teacher MOST likely talking about?

a)

Fish

b)

Aligator

c)

Frog

d)

Turkey

30.

Which group of plants would be considered spore producing?

a)

Tulip, sunflower, rose

b)

Pine tree, oak tree, apple tree

c)

Moss, fern, tiger fern

d)

Shrubs, daisies, sweet gum trees

31.

Which animal gives birth the same way as a dog?

a)

Dolphin

b)

Gold fish

c)

Dove

d)

Lizard

32.

How are sharks and dolphins similar and different?

a)

Similar: they have fins

Different: sharks are fish and dolphins are mammals

b)

Similar: they both lay eggs

Different: Dolphins are fish and sharks are mammals

c)

Similar: they both are fish

Different: Sharks eat dolphins and dolphins eat plants

d)

Similar: they both have a blow holes

Different: sharks lay eggs and dolphins give live birth

33.
This type of soil is sticky when wet and hard when dry. 
a)
clay
b)
silt
c)
sand
d)
gravel
34.
This type of soil is best for plant growth. 
a)
rock
b)
sand
c)
loam
d)
clay
35.
This type of soil is made of tiny pieces of rock. 
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
humus
d)
loam
36.
The four types of soil are _____. 
a)
humus, gravel, pebbles, sand
b)
sand, silt, clay, loam
c)
sand, rock, pebbles, granite
d)
sand, clay, bedrock, topsoil
37.
Loam is a mixture of clay, silt, and sand. 
a)
True
b)
False
39.
No water stays in this when poured through. 
a)
loam
b)
clay
c)
gravel
d)
topsoil
39.
No water stays in this when poured through. 
a)
loam
b)
clay
c)
gravel
d)
topsoil
40.
How do you determine the texture of soil?
a)
use a spring scale
b)
observe color of particles
c)
rub particles between fingers
d)
taste particles